ALTAMONTE SPRINGS, FL – Two new awards will be introduced by the International Network Of Golf at the 17th Annual ING Spring Conference June 3-7 at Turning Stone Resort & Casino.
The awards will recognize one golf publication and one golf product or service, and will be determined by vote of ING Conference attendees.
The International Network Of Golf, a 17-year-old non-profit, media-based networking organization whose mission is to bring together members of the media and business communities to enhance communication in golf, conducts the conference, which is expected to attract over 225 people.
ING is open to anyone in the golf industry or media. You can reserve a spot in the conference today by calling 407-328-0500, ext. 3, or visiting www.inngolf.com.
The "ING Conference Best" awards will recognize one issue of a publication and one golf product or service among those on display at the ING Spring Conference.
The golf publication rules are:
1. Publication SHOULD NOT be judged on size, quality of paper, circulation, or the number of times it is published.
2. Publication SHOULD be judged on
a. How it utilized the available space;
b. Amount of information, entertainment delivered to the reader;
c. Quality of articles, photography, graphics;
d. Creativity of its "departments" or regular features;
e. The attractiveness of the cover;
f. Overall enjoyment and satisfaction from reading or browsing the publication.
3. Any publication that has a representative registered for the ING Spring Conference and which has published continually for at least one full year prior to the conference is eligible.
4. Publishers should bring ONE issue to enter in the competition.
5. Attendees will have 4 days to study the entries before voting. Winner will be announced Wednesday night.
The golf product/service rules are:
1. Any product or service, shown at the ING Conference.
2. Company must be in attendance at the ING Spring Conference at a minimum of Appointment Show level to be eligible.
3. Attendees will study the entries during the opening night Golf Expo, the One-On-One Appointment Show and/or the Demo Lab. Winner will be announced Wednesday night.
The ING Spring Conference features four days of networking, education, golf and business-building opportunities. The One-On One Appointment Show and the Demo Lab are among the popular elements of this gathering of media and business leaders.
The keynote speaker is Sreenath "Sree" Sreenivasan, Dean of Students at the Columbia Graduate School of Journalism and WNBC’s tech reporter. As a freelance journalist, Sreenivasan has written for The New York Times, Business Week, Popular Science, Time Digital, National Journal, India Today, Newsday, Bloomberg, Forbes.com, Sesame Street Parents, and Rolling Stone. He also writes a weekly web tips column for Poynter.org, a useful Web site for journalists and others who deal with the media. Sreenivasan travels the world discussing new media trends such as blogs and web surfing.
A full schedule of events, an entry form and other information can be found at www.inggolf.com/. Register now for the best choices. For more information, call 407-328-0500.
Contact:
Mike Jamison
407-328-0500
mike@jamisongolf.com